Chase Cordon, a freshman from Canyon Lake, California, scored with just 29 seconds left in the game to carry the Penn State Behrend men’s water polo team past Washington & Jefferson, 9-8. The college’s soccer, golf, volleyball and tennis teams also were in action last week. Here are the highlights.
Penn State Behrend was recognized with the Commitment to Erie Award for large organizations during a Sept. 19 awards ceremony at the Bayfront Convention Center. The awards, given annually by the Erie Times-News, honor businesses and nonprofits for the commitments that they make to the Erie region.
Three Penn State Behrend golfers finished in the top 10 at the Penn State Altoona Invitational on Sept. 21. Ryan Meyer, a freshman from Sewickley, placed second overall with a score of 75. The college’s soccer, volleyball, tennis, cross-country and water polo teams also were in action last week. Here are the highlights.
Gordon Bellamy, a designer of the Madden NFL series, will discuss his experience in the video game industry as well as the rise of eSports on Tuesday, Oct. 1, when he visits Penn State Behrend to open the college’s 2019-20 Speaker Series.
The Cavani String Quartet will visit Penn State Behrend Monday, Sept. 23, to open the 30th season of Music at Noon: The Logan Series. The performance begins at noon in McGarvey Commons, in the college’s Reed Union Building.
Penn State Behrend’s cross country teams won the Twilight Invite in Erie on Sept. 13. Jenna Shelton, a senior from Cabot, won the women’s 6K with a time of 23:15.0.
Steve Bugajski, chief information officer for U.S. Steel; Brad Postema, chief investment officer for Erie Insurance Group; and Dan Levstek, president of MDL International, have been named executives in residence in the Black School of Business at Penn State Behrend.
Penn State Behrend will host its Penn State Day admissions open house for prospective students on Saturday, Sept. 28. All participants will receive an application fee waiver — a $65 value.
Entomologists at the Lake Erie Regional Grape Research and Extension Center hope to slow the spread of the spotted lanternfly before the species reaches Erie County. More than 70 percent of the grapes produced in Pennsylvania are grown here.
National Coffee with a Cop Day is Oct. 2, and Penn State police officers are celebrating by giving away coffee and snacks at 22 campuses across Pennsylvania.
